Roberts, Moldovan, Taylor Compete at NCAAs

June 8, 2012

Day 1 results | Day 2 results | Day 3 results | Day 4 live results
NCAA Championship page | Schedule of events

DES MOINES, Iowa – NC State seniors Sandy Roberts and Bobby Moldovan ran in the men’s 5,000 meters on Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 18^th and 24^th respectively in the final race of the day.

Redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor, in her second event of the meet, also competed, finishing 23^rd in the women’s shot put.

They were among the nine total entries the Wolfpack sent to the national meet at Drake Stadium.

Senior Ryan Hill will conclude the Wolfpack’s participation on Saturday, when he competes in the finals of the men’s 1,500 meters. Hill had the fastest preliminary time in the event at 3:39.84, which is just off his school-record mark.

Hill, who se race is slated to begin at 12:28 p.m. EDT, earned All-America honors as a redshirt freshman in the 5,000 meters and qualified for the finals last year, but this is his first attempt at winning a national title in the 1,500 meters.

NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Drake Stadium
at Des Moines, Iowa
NC State’s Day 3 results

Men’s 5,000 meters
18. Sandy Roberts                                         14:10.92                                              
24. Bobby Moldovan                                      14:44.62

Women’s shot put
23. Tremanisha Taylor                                   47-3 ¾

NC State’s 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifiers
Athlete	Event	Competition days	Top mark	Pre-meet rank/ NCAA finish (mark)
Nathaniel Williams	Men’s Discus	Wednesday	189’ 01”	13^th (181’ 06”)
Tremanisha Taylor	Women’s Discus Women’s Shot Put	Wednesday Friday	175’ 01”* 55’ 00.25”*	17^th (169’ 02”) 23^rd (47’ 03.75”)
Brittany Hampton	Women’s Discus	Wednesday	167’ 06”	20^th (161’ 09”)
Kris Kornegay-Gober	Men’s High Jump	Thursday	7’ 03	(6’ 10.25”)
Ryan Hill	Men’s 1,500m	Thursday (prelims)Saturday (finals)	3:39.58*	1^st (3:39.84)
Andie Cozzarelli	Women’s 10,000m	Thursday	33:26.45	11^th (33:35.25)
Bobby Moldovan	Men’s 5,000m	Friday	14:00.90	24^th (14:44.62)
Sandy Roberts	Men’s 5,000m	Friday	13:59.93	18^th (14:10.92)

*School record

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Players Mentioned

Bobby Moldovan

Tremanisha Taylor